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 * = WIDA 101 =

This is maybe the most usable version of __**the WIDA basic presentation**__ -- the "So WIDA So What" presentation on our WIDA Extended Tools page. || Since we learned about the WIDA Standards (five years ago when they first came to Minnesota?), Rita and I have believed that they offer a powerful tool for thinking about English Learners' abilities and (as we've discuss in the CB3D presentation, English Language Development.)

Every ESL te cher wants to develop a gut feeling for this tool. Our WIDA101 approach is a good start.

CVC Criteria handout (the "DNA of the WIDA Levels") PDF | Word ||
 * =**Level Up in Writing**= || [[file:Leveling-up-writing-96dpi (1).pptx|The PowerPoint ]]



The MPS Prompts Folder



The Ton of Writing Monitoring Sheets on the WIDA Writing Tools page

CVC Criteria handout (the "DNA of the WIDA Levels") PDF | Word || =Progress Monitoring for= =English Language Development=
 * =CBM3D=
 * =CBM3D=

The Huge CBM3D Page with all the passages ||



WIDA Focus on Growth (2009 Version with Growth-by-Levels)

CVC Criteria handout (the "DNA of the WIDA Levels") PDF | Word ||
 * ** Out of the Peaceable Kingdom **
 * ** Out of the Peaceable Kingdom **

NIck Ellis on Implicit AND Explicit Language Learning ||

( for faster download.)



CVC Criteria handout (the "DNA of the WIDA Levels") |

Article in WeTeachWeLearn

Kim Greene's "Unlocking Language for ELLs" from Scholastic.com(12 Clear, Common-sense tips for supporting ELLs in the Content Classroom) ||
 * ** What Do We Talk About **
 * When We Talk About ELD **
 * When We Talk About ELD **

NIck Ellis on Implicit AND Explicit Language Learning || **Handouts for the Presentation**

The ( for faster download)

California DoE ELD Recommendations (with Dutro & "Similar Learners")


 * Scholarship & Resources **

Link to AFT American Teacher article on English Language Development (Saunders, Goldenberg, Marcelletti)

Link to Dutro's Grammar Matrix | > Paulston's List of (all?) grammar structures
 * Dutro's Systematic ELD Website

RCSD (Rochester, NY) Incredible ESL/ELD Scope & Sequence
 * [[file:scopesequence-style-langfunc.pdf|Oregon's English Language Proficiency standards ]] (Oregon works a lot with Susan Dutro)

= For the Vocabulary Stuff = My Vocabulary Development Page with links to James Milton, Folse, Ur, etc.
 * I love this site (learn your vocabulary size!): @http://testyourvocab.com/

= Need for Explicit ELD: Student Voices = Everything You Know About Failing Schools is Wrong (Mother Jones) > ||
 * || Paulston & Bruder's List of all grammar structures ||
 * || Paulston & Bruder's List of all grammar structures ||